BSC Designer Certification: Specialist and Partner Programs

The certification programs explained below are intended for strategy professionals seeking to enhance their employability through formal recognition of their skills, and strategy consultants aiming to deliver more value to their prospective clients by gaining expertise in automation software for strategy planning and execution. BSC Designer® Specialist Certification The Specialist Certification program is designed to … Read more

Case Study: KPI and Strategy Scorecards in Aviation Sector

This case study examines the common challenges faced by clients of BSC Designer within the aviation domain, including airlines, airports, and quality control groups, in the context of strategic planning and performance management. Conceptually, we can classify the challenges into two categories: Challenges related to strategic alignment and strategy architecture in general Challenges related to … Read more

Practical Guide: Using AI Prompts for Strategic Planning Software

While AI won’t replace a strategist, its co-piloting ability can optimize routine tasks. You are a strategist… Do a strategic analysis and formulate results in the CSV format according to these requirements… How to Integrate AI with Strategic Planning Software Formulate Effective AI Prompts Asking AI to Improve Your Strategy Competitive Analysis Using Porter’s Five Forces … Read more

Shifting from Spreadsheet-Based Strategies to Specialized Strategic Planning Software

When strategy reaches a certain level of complexity, it’s no longer sustainable to manage it with spreadsheet and presentation software. In this tutorial, we’ll outline a change agenda for strategy automation. We will use six different change perspectives to analyze the past state – the ad-hoc approach to strategy and We will formulate a future … Read more

Logistics Scorecard with Example of Strategy Map and KPIs

The logistics industry passes through a period of uncertainty defined by increasing labor costs and disruption from new entrants.  While automation is a clear keystone of effective logistics strategy, the main challenge is to align automation and digitalization initiatives with overall strategy considering the strategic ambitions of stakeholders and possible scenarios. In this article, we’ll … Read more

Supply Chain: Example Resilience Strategies with KPIs

A perfect supply chain is resilient, transparent, aligned with other functions, and quantified by KPIs. Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a core activity of any organization that deals with production or distribution. The label “strategic” is often misused in business literature, but supply chain deserves it. SCM overlooks: Procurement Warehousing Logistics Quality assurance and control … Read more

Change Management: Canvas with Examples of KPIs

A change management framework with KPIs according to the three phases of change: (1) preparation, (2) transition and (3) outcome.  What is Change Management? Change management is a disciplined approach to reproducing previously tested best practices under slightly different conditions (new stakeholders involved, natural changes in the environment, etc.) In contrast to innovation, change is … Read more

The Ansoff Matrix: 3 Steps to Create Business Growth Strategies + Example

Start with analysis of the trends, define diversification strategies, quantify and compare alternatives to find the most promising growth directions.  The content of the article: History of the Ansoff Matrix, its modern 2×2 and 3×3 extended versions Rationale and general principles of selecting business growth alternatives Three steps to plan growth strategy with the Ansoff … Read more

Stakeholder Management in Strategic Planning: Practical Examples

A good strategy doesn’t not exist in the vacuum imagined by top management, it considers the needs of diverse stakeholders.  In this article, we’ll discuss: Part 1. Evolution from the shareholder to stakeholder theory Part 2. Stakeholders’ analysis and management in the field of strategic planning Part 3. Automating stakeholders with BSC Designer software Part … Read more

Adapting Strategic Planning to European Sustainability Reporting (ESRS and CSRD)

As a part of the EU Green Deal, new reporting standards and directives have been introduced. While the adoption is challenging due to the complexity of the new standards, in their core, new requirements focus on the best practices of strategic planning and reporting, such as mapping stakeholders, objectives, key activities, risks, tracking leading and … Read more